“There is no doubt all seven officers involved, including the three shooters, have worked directly with you and your office for years in prosecuting various cases,” the family attorneys wrote in a letter to Womble on Wednesday.
Seven deputies have been positioned on administrative go away following the taking pictures, two others have resigned and one deputy retired, in accordance to Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten.
Not all of the deputies who had been positioned on administrative go away discharged their firearms, Wooten stated, however they had been all half of the warrant operation.
The letter, signed by family lawyer Bakari Sellers, requested that “in the interest of fairness, transparency and pursuit of the ends of justice” Womble transfer the case to one other jurisdiction and “immediately recuse yourself.”
“You and your office not only work with Sheriff Wooten and his deputies daily, your office physically resides in the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s department,” the attorneys wrote. “The conflict is well-defined.”
CNN has reached out to Womble for remark.
Authorities had beforehand confirmed the family what the family members stated was 20 seconds of video — which one of their attorneys described as an “execution” and deputies are seen taking pictures at Brown as he sat in his automobile together with his palms on the steering wheel.
Protesters have been calling nearly nightly for the total launch of the movies. Another protest with members of the clergy was set for Saturday.
CNN’s Natasha Chen and Kevin Conlon contributed to this report from Elizabeth City, NC.
